Mousebirds (Coliidae)
White-backed Mousebird (Colius colius) - HBW 6, p. 76
French: Coliou à dos blanc
German: Weißrücken-Mausvogel
Spanish: Pájaro-ratón Dorsiblanco
Other common names: White-backed Coly
Taxonomy: Loxia Colius Linnaeus, 1766, Cape of Good Hope.
Races intergrade, and are often merged. Two subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- damarensis Reichenow, 1899 - Namibia and parts of S Botswana S to NW Cape Province and W Transvaal.
- colius (Linnaeus, 1766) - Cape Province and W Orange Free State E to W Lesotho.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A ringed bird perched, with other individuals behind, and jumping away Locality Koeberg Nature Reserve, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp colius)
Christian Boix Hinzen 2 July 2006 3 years ago 14 sec 4 -
A bird perched on a branch and flying away Locality Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia (ssp damarensis)
Max Roth 30 September 2000 7 years ago 27 sec 3.5 -
A bird perched in a tree and flying away Locality Upington, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Keith Blomerley 25 January 2007 4 years ago 12 sec 3.3 -
A bird on a treetop Locality West Coast National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp damarensis)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 31 July 2003 4 years ago 27 sec 3
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A perched bird.
Locality Aus, Karas Region, Namibia (ssp damarensis)
Fran Trabalon 27 November 2011 6 weeks ago 3.8 -
A bird perched on a tree.
Locality Karoo National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp colius)
Carmelo López 29 November 2010 1 year ago 3.4 -
Bird hanging from branch in typical fashion
Locality Karoo National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Chris and Megan Perkins 20 March 2009 3 years ago 3.3 -
Perched on a thorn bush
Locality Daan Viljoen Game Park, Khomas Region, Namibia
Lindsay Hansch 24 September 2007 1 year ago 3
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Calling high up in a tree at 6:36am. A garden in a residential area of Klein Windhoek. Locality Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia
(Monotypic species)
Charles Hesse 10 November 2009 2 years ago 4
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